Been so busy.. It's so much easier to post recipes on My Facebook page rather than on my blog , so I've been ignoring the blog for far too long.. I've been so busy, cooking classes, orders, kids , home etc..
This recipe is my latest favorite which is easy to dish up and looks gorgeous in any avatar..

Ramadan is the time for fasting, abstinence , prayers and patience.. But when there are kids in the house fasting,churning out fancy foods for Iftar also becomes important. All three of my babies , J1(13),J2(10) and J3 (8) are fasting almost everyday with me and my husband , so I want to create food that they enjoy.. Along with that comes the problem of making it healthy too.. So I try mallumomos one day.. Then fruit whip another day .. Vegetable cutlets .. I even sneak veggies into the beef cutlets !! Today I made chicken fried rice, and to go with that, I made wok seared green beans with sesame seeds. They turned out yum!!

Ramadan is here again.. And again I delve into my recipe books to create new and different foods to feed my family at Iftar .. But alas, it's never the exotic or different recipes that they enjoy more.. Rather , they are the age old classics.. Like samosas, pathiri , kanji.. As they say, old is gold !!
So I go back to that erachi kanji, which never meets my hubby's standards( given that his standard is laced with the taste of school memories and camaraderie ;-) I tweaked the original recipe which I had posted earlier on, this erachi kanji then , is the newer upgraded version ! Though hubby dearest still says.." it just needs something more.. " !!!!aaaargh!!

Sauté these together in a pressure cooker till onions are soft, then add 1 -1/2 cups water. Close and pressure cook for three- four whistles, turn heat low and keep on simmer for ten minutes more. Turn heat off. When cooled, open cooker, and add
100 gms basmati or kaima rice( I prefer kaima/ jeerakasala rice myself.. Tastes better)if needed, add 1-2 cups water( so that the rice can cook, otherwise, u will end up itch a burnt mess!)
Pressure cook again for 4-5 whistles, then turn off heat. Cool, then open, and add
2-3 cups of coconut milk,
Finely chopped coriander and mint leaves1-2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Boil a minute, then serve hot with a dash of ghee on top.

1.
Place milk, sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla in the blender. Add flour and baking powder. Blend until smooth.
2.
Heat a lightly oiled frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the pan, using approximately 4 tablespoons for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.

I found this recipe online while searching for easy choclate cake recipes.. After reading through it, I was dubious.. A cake in 2 minutes ? And that too in a single cup ? This is too good to be true !! So I wrote it down dutifully.. And tried it out the next day. .. And I was awestruck !! It really worked !!
I just took a coffee cup, added all the ingredients, gave it a stir with a spoon.Kept it in the microwave .. Set for 2 minutes.. Shrugged to myself.. And pressed the start button. .and what do you know ? I had a little cake in my cup !!MAGIC!! Theres no other word for it other than that !

This is a perfect recipe for a cute dessert .. Or for those times you need to whip up a snack fast ... So go on.. Try zapping this up in your microwave and see the magic for yourself !!

About Me

about myself...hmmm.....I'm basically a homebody..I live in a tiny corner of Kerala, God's Own Country...I love cooking and trying out new recipes....what i love most is sharing recipes with other people....I love the fact that a lot of my friends and family call me up on a regular basis asking for a new recipe.....this blog is my attempt to share some of the stuff i make with others...so they can also enjoy the happiness of cooking.....